Al Jalal Bashaeer Abdullh, Alnawah Ahmed Khalid, Alturkie Fahad Mohammed, Alqadhib Khalid Jafar, Alabbadi Mohammed Sami, Ali Sayed Ibrahim, Al Hussaini Hessah Abdulaziz
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Faisal University, Al Ahsa, 31982, Saudi Arabia.
Int J Gen Med. 2024 Feb 26;17:669-683. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S443974. eCollection 2024.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and functional constipation (FC) are two common gastrointestinal disorders that affect many age groups in the community. A few studies were conducted to find the association between GERD and FC, but no study had been conducted in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, this study aims to find the overlap between GERD and FC and associated risk factors among the general population in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in the eastern province of Saudi Arabia between August and September 2022. GERDQ and Rome IV criteria were used to collect the data with participants' characteristics through an online questionnaire.
Out of 2007 respondents, 1481 filled the required criteria, among them 320 (21.6%) had GERD, and 1292 (87.2%) respondents had FC based on the listed criteria. Eighty percent of respondents with GERD had overlapping FC. Men were more likely than women to experience this significant relationship (53.1% versus 46.9%).
There is a significant relationship between GERD and FC among the general population of the eastern province of Saudi Arabia. Consequently, this study could be used to improve the understanding of the overlapping between these gastrointestinal disorders and further new guidelines could be carried out to find the best treatment for these patients.
胃食管反流病（GERD）和功能性便秘（FC）是两种常见的胃肠道疾病，影响着社区中的许多年龄组。已有一些研究试图探寻GERD与FC之间的关联，但沙特阿拉伯尚未开展此类研究。因此，本研究旨在找出沙特阿拉伯东部省份普通人群中GERD与FC的重叠情况及相关危险因素。
2022年8月至9月在沙特阿拉伯东部省份进行了一项横断面研究。采用GERDQ和罗马IV标准，通过在线问卷收集参与者的数据及特征。
在2007名受访者中，1481人符合所需标准，其中320人（21.6%）患有GERD，1292人（87.2%）符合所列标准的FC。80%的GERD受访者同时患有FC。男性比女性更易出现这种显著关系（53.1%对46.9%）。
沙特阿拉伯东部省份普通人群中GERD与FC之间存在显著关系。因此，本研究可用于增进对这些胃肠道疾病重叠情况的理解，并可进一步制定新指南，为这些患者找到最佳治疗方法。
